What are common issues when trying to redirect users after downloading a file in PHP?

One common issue when trying to redirect users after downloading a file in PHP is that the headers have already been sent to the browser before the redirect is initiated, causing the redirect to fail. To solve this issue, you can use output buffering to prevent any output from being sent to the browser before the redirect. 

<?php
ob_start(); // Start output buffering

// Your file download code here

ob_end_clean(); // Clean the output buffer without sending any output

header("Location: http://example.com/redirected-page.php"); // Redirect the user
exit(); // Make sure no other code is executed after the redirect
?>

Keywords

header content-disposition download exit location

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